A new study reveals that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s communal personality traits significantly increase empathy and pro-social behaviors towards Ukrainian citizens amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The study was conducted by Prof. Meital Balmas Cohen from the Department of Communication and Journalism, alongside Nitzan Attias and Prof. Eran Halperin from the Department of Psychology at…
The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest. A recent ICARDA study reveals factors that hinder pest control adoption. The findings are in the journal Blessed Tree. The red palm weevil can devastate…
Instant buyers, also known as iBuyers, rapidly buy and sell homes using automated models to set prices. These companies, such as Opendoor and Offerpad, can turn around cash offers in a matter of hours, and they’ve captured more than 5% of the real estate market in some U.S. cities. Instant buyers, also known as iBuyers, rapidly…
Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone grows all that joe: More than 100 million farmers worldwide produce coffee. Crave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily. Someone grows all that joe: More than 100 million…
To date, ceramic scientists have devised various strategies to impede grain coarsening. The utilization of nano-sized precursor powder can not only facilitate the densification process, but also yields bulk ceramics with reduced grain sizes compared with micron-sized precursor powder. To date, ceramic scientists have devised various strategies to impede grain coarsening. The utilization of nano-sized precursor…
Traditional electronics use semiconductors to transmit data through bursts of charged carriers (electrons or holes) to convey messages in “1s” and “0s.” Spintronic devices can process an order of magnitude more information by assigning binary code to the orientation of electrons’ magnetic poles, a property known as spin— an “up” spin is a 1, a…
According to new research, giant plumes of Saharan dust, transported across the Atlantic Ocean by trade winds, can suppress hurricane formation over the ocean and affect weather in North America. The post Study Shows Previously Unknown Link between Saharan Dust Plumes and Tropical Cyclone Rainfall appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. According to new…
Old recordings show captive chimps uttering the word, which some scientists believe may offer clues to the origins of human speech. Old recordings show captive chimps uttering the word, which some scientists believe may offer clues to the origins of human speech. your-feed-science, Research, Voice and Speech, Scientific Reports (Journal), Animal Behavior, Psychology and Psychologists, Animals, Monkeys…
Child welfare systems have historically dealt with the challenges of high employee turnover, but developing a workplace characterized by inclusive leadership is one way to keep workers on the job and maintain uninterrupted services for children and their families, according to a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. Child…
Researchers in India have expanded the well-known theory of planned behavior to obtain useful marketing and policy insights concerning the sustainability choices of consumers when it comes to food. The study, published in the International Journal of Sustainable Society, analyzed data from 440 Indian households via self-administered questionnaires, which were then analyzed using structural equation…